About the Job
As a full-time Senior Proposal Writer (primary role) and a Capture Manager (secondary role), and in collaboration with the business development manager, you will be a major contributor to our company's participation in formal procurement processes and other business development efforts, positioning us to win new business in the federal government. You will author compelling and professional proposals that are differentiators in the highly competitive government contracting environment, while managing cross-functionally to ensure that our proposals exceed client expectations.
Our clients are federal government agencies with complex businesses, who partner with us because of our strong performance, lasting client relationships, and superior customer service.
This is an ideal job for an experienced proposal writer who wants to make an immediate impact within a growing startup, play a major role in capture management, have ownership over their work, and work hard at achieving measurable success in the federal government marketplace.
Responsibilities
• Author comprehensive, accurate, and professional proposals for the entire lifecycle (Market Research, RFI, RFP, Partners/Recruiting, Proposal, Delivery, Post Award)
• Research and analyze customer base, business requirements, and competition to develop winning proposal strategies
• Provide frank, effective feedback to teams on strategies, win themes and written materials
• Maintain proposal content library so that documentation and lessons learned are captured for future use
• Translate text into benefit-focused graphics
• Facilitate bid evaluation and proposal strategy
• Lead on-time production and delivery of all RFPs/bids, from forecasting to winning
• Develop and maintain database/repository of authorized client references and testimonials
• Maintain database of professional biographies for use in proposals and all other practice development activities
About You
• You have BA/BS, with a minimum of 5 years experience (prior federal experience working in the acquisition/source selection shop of a federal agency evaluating contractors' proposals) in Federal/DoD IT proposal writing/coordination.
• You have a solid understanding of federal acquisition process, FAR, RFI and RFP, source selection, evaluation criteria, compliance matrices, terms and conditions
• You love to write and do it well using MS Office suite
• You have strong experience contributing to the design and maintenance of knowledge/content management systems
• You have good visual design skills, which you use to generate visually appealing and compelling graphics and documents
• You can manage by influence, leading cross-functional teams towards a common purpose
• You can translate technical features into customer benefits
• You have demonstrated success in navigating through complex procurement processes
• You are detail-oriented with superb organizational skills and strong follow-through
• You have great ability to prioritize and manage schedules under tight, fixed deadlines
• You function well in a fast-paced, informal, independent and team-focused environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
Primary Location -- Northern Virginia with teleworking option
Clearance -- None required
Travel -- Local travel as required
- Location: Northern Virginia
- Compensation: Based on experience
- Telecommuting is ok.
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